Bideford

Bideford is a small, coastal port city on the Northside of Devonshire that occupies the Bay of Bristol.

Growth of the city and trade came with the rise of England's American colonies in the 17th century. Bristol's location on the west side of Great Britain gave its ships an advantage in sailing to and from the New World, and the city's merchants made the most of it. The 18th century saw an expansion of England's role in the Atlantic trade in Africans taken for slavery to the Americas. Bristol and Liverpool became centers of the Triangular Trade. In the first side of the slavery triangle, manufactured goods were shipped to West Africa and exchanged for Africans

Industry & Trade

A highly active port town that exchanges goods with many other countries. Wool, cotton, and timber were main explorts

Infrastructure

The Bristol City Line: a British shipping line that started in 1704. The company also built ships, and they named the vessels after cities in Britain, the US, and Canada with the title "City" after.

History

Bristol was a starting place for many journeys to the New World.

The Bideford witch trial in 1682 involved three women, Temperance Lloyd, Mary Trembles and Susannah Edwards, accused of witchcraft and which resulted in one of the last hangings for witchcraft in England.

Geography

A costal town

Type

Town

Related Ethnicities

• Ethnicity: English

Location under

Devon

Included Locations

• Manor of Bideford

Owner/Ruler

George 1

Owning Organization

England